Sources: IOL
Mali cuts all diplomatic relations with Ukraine for providing intelligence to Tuareg rebels that enabled them to ambush and kill large numbers of Wagner Group mercenaries and Malian troops. 2024-08-4
MINUSMA officially departs Mali after ten years of peacekeeping in the country. The two remaining MINUSMA bases in Gao and Timbuktu are expected to end operations before MINUSMA's mandate expires on December 31. 2023-12-11
The European Union suspends some of its military activities in Mali due to the alleged involvement of Russian private military companies in the conflict, especially during the Siege of Moura in March. 2022-04-12
Authorities in Mali charge six people, including former prime minister Boubou Cissé, with an "attempted coup". 2020-12-31
Anti-government protests resume in the Malian capital of Bamako, as thousands take to the street demanding the resignation of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta after talks between the government and the protesters stalled. 2020-08-11
At least 15 Tuaregs are killed when armed men from a rival ethnic group (Fulani) attack their village in northern Mali, according to local authorities. 2018-09-26
The government of Mali opens talks with Tuareg separatists in the hopes of reaching a ceasefire agreement. 2013-06-8
France claims that it is "probable" that al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb chief Abdelhamid Abou Zeid was killed in Mali in late February. 2013-03-4
French troops take Timbuktu while Tuareg forces of MNLA claim they control the city of Kidal in the north of Mali. 2013-01-29
Tuareg Rebellion (2011–present): Tuareg rebels capture the fourth Malian town in a week. 2012-01-26